Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Post Date
February 23rd 2016
Application Due Date
April 22nd 2016
Funding Opportunity Number
USDA-NIFA-CGP-005716
CFDA Number(s)
10.217
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Eligibility Categories
Applications may be submitted by: (a) U.S. public or private nonprofit colleges and universities offering a baccalaureate or first professional degree in at least one discipline or area of the food and agricultural sciences; (b) land-grant colleges and universities, (including land grant institutions in the Insular Areas); (c) colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences; and (d) other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences.
Funding
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Estimated Total Funding:
$4500000
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Award Range:
$None - $None
Grant Description
Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a State, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and facilitate better working relationships in the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, to enhance program quality and supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits that will likely transcend the project duration and USDA support.
Contact Information
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Agency
Department of Agriculture
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Office:
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Agency Contact:
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Phone: 202-401-5048
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